Alan Garen
American geneticist (1926–2022)
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Alan Garen was an American geneticist who co-discovered suppressor mutations for tRNA. The Garen lab also showed that certain triplet codons (5'-UAG, 5'-UAA, and 5'-UGA) failed to bind amino acids.[1] Thus, the Garen lab and Brenner labs are both credited with discovery of the stop codons of the genetic code.[2]
BornMarch 26, 1926
DiedApril 20, 2022 (aged 96)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado
KnownforDiscovery of stop codons
Alan Garen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1926 |
| Died | April 20, 2022 (aged 96) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado |
| Known for | Discovery of stop codons |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodore T. Puck |
Garen was a professor at Yale University between 1963 and 2021.[3] He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
